Odontoma

Odontoma
Classification and external resources
ICD-O:	9280/0
MeSH	D009810

The odontoma is a hamartoma^[1] of odontogenic origin.^[2]

The average age of people found with an odontoma is 14,^[3] and the condition is frequently associated with an unerupted tooth.

In 2011; 66% of odontogenic tumors are odontomas (University of Louisville School of Dentistry). 22% of odontogenic tumors are odontomas.^[4]

Classification

There are two types: compound and complex.^[5]

• A compound odontoma still has the three separate dental tissues (enamel, dentin and cementum), but may present a lobulated appearance where there is no definitive demarcation of separate tissues between the individual "toothlets". It usually appears in the anterior maxilla.

• The complex type is unrecognizable as dental tissues, usually presenting as a radioopaque area with varying densities. It usually appears in the posterior maxilla or in the mandible.

For removal of both compound and complex odontoma, you will need to go to an oral surgeon. This procedure could take 1 to 2 hours long. Generally, it takes an hour. But for time in the recovery room, it takes however long you need to wake up from the anesthesia.

References

1. ^ Junquera L, de Vicente JC, Roig P, Olay S, Rodríguez-Recio O (2005). "Intraosseous odontoma erupted into the oral cavity: an unusual pathology". Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 10 (3): 248–51. PMID 15876969. http://www.medicinaoral.com/medoralfree01/v10i3/medoralv10i3p248.pdf. 
2. ^ "Oral Pathology Glossary O". http://www.marquette.edu/dentistry/about/departments/surgical/oral/OralPathologyGlossaryO.shtml. Retrieved 2009-01-04. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Odontogenic tumors". http://www.dental.washington.edu/case_of_month/dec08/tumors.html. Retrieved 2009-01-04. 
4. ^ da Costa CT, Torriani DD, Torriani MA, da Silva RB (2008). "Central incisor impacted by an odontoma". J Contemp Dent Pract 9 (6): 122–8. PMID 18784868. http://www.thejcdp.com/issue042/da_costa/index_nlm.htm. 
5. ^ Amado Cuesta S, Gargallo Albiol J, Berini Aytés L, Gay Escoda C (2003). "Review of 61 cases of odontoma. Presentation of an erupted complex odontoma". Med Oral 8 (5): 366–73. PMID 14595262. http://www.medicinaoral.com/medoralfree/v8i5/medoralv8i5p366.pdf.